Smoke from the region's wildfires filled the skies, bringing air quality to hazardous levels Saturday.
However, there was good news as the Buckskin 2 Fire south of Clark Fork more than doubled in containment, prompting Bonner County Sheriff's Office to lift a "Ready" evacuation notice in the area.
Due to the high winds, the existing Red Flag Warning and out of an abundance of caution the Bunco area has been upgraded to a GET SET status and the READY zone has been expanded to the areas illustrated in a map.
HAYDEN, ID. — The Ridge Creek Fire burning north of Hayden Lake grew to 3,248 acres with 12% containment, which is down from 15% containment in the last update on
The Ridge Creek Fire is now 15% contained.
The Eastern Area Incident Management Team and U.S. Forest Service reported Tuesday the human-caused wildfire burning 3.5 miles east of the north end of Hayden Lake along Hayden Creek Road has engulfed 2,781 acres. The fire, which started Aug. 3, is being engaged by 413 personnel, 14 engines, six pieces of heavy equipment and nine crews.